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Eduardo Cuevas

Eduardo Cuevas is a freelance reporter for San José Spotlight. Like many other Bay Area workers, he commutes from his hometown of Salinas, California, an agricultural hub located just south of Santa Clara County.

His reporting seeks to highlight people actually affected by policy issues, whether that ranges from city, state or federal governance.

As a former Salinas Californian reporter, Eduardo covered education, immigration, homelessness and agricultural labor in the nation’s salad bowl. He also reported on the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting for the USA Today Network.

He graduated from Santa Clara University with a degree in history.

Eduardo is always reminded that his dad, eight tíos and tías, and grandparents used to pick prunes on Pearl Avenue and pears on Zanker Road — among other South Bay spots — back when there were orchards.

Santa Clara County health officials announced Monday they will amend the shelter-in-place order to allow in-store retail, outdoor dining, childcare for all families as well as religious, cultural and civic activities previously prohibited to reduce the spread of COVID-19. With the revised order effective Friday, Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody said progress with testing,...

After surviving the Loma Prieta Earthquake, Great Recession and advent of Amazon, Hicklebee’s bookstore in Willow Glen is facing its next great challenge with the global COVID-19 pandemic. The 41-year-old San Jose literary institution is calling for the community’s help with a GoFundMe page that has already received more than 1,000 donors in just more...

When forced to choose between public health or the economy, the majority of Santa Clara County residents surveyed in a new poll said they’re more concerned about public health — despite the county’s shelter-in-place order ravaging local businesses. The poll, conducted from May 14 to May 18, surveyed 1,000 randomly selected county residents by telephone,...

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